If you’re dreary and dull you might be able to blame the weather where you grew up for lacking personality, new research suggests.

A new study snappily named ‘regional ambient temperature is associated with human personality’ hints at this link.

Published in Nature, the study analysed thousands of people across the United States and China and assessed their key traits.

An extract from the study said: “Two large-scale studies from China and the United States found that the ambient temperature during an individual’s youth was related to the key dimensions of personality.

Five key personality traits were analysed

“Individuals who grew up in more clement regions scored higher on both the socialization factor (Alpha) and the personal growth factor of personality.

“Our findings offer insights into why people in different regions of the world exhibit different personality traits and behaviours.”

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The researchers added: “As climate change continues across the world, we may also observe concomitant changes in human personality. Of course, questions about the size and extent of these changes await future investigation.”

Two studies were conducted, with one being approved by the University of Peking in China and another by the University of Texas in the United States.